27Synonyms found for invention

Word Origin & History

invention mid-14c., from L. inventionem (nom. inventio) "a finding, discovery," from inventus, pp. of invenire "devise, discover, find," from in- "in, on" + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning of "thing invented" is first recorded 1510s. Invent is from late 15c. Etymological sense preserved in Invention of the Cross, Church festival (May 3) celebrating the reputed finding of the Cross of the Crucifixion by Helena, mother of Constantine, in 326 C.E.

Example Sentences for invention

They also said that the way the invention was described in court was different from how it was portrayed in the patent.

It is doubtful if any one invention has revolutionised any one activity more than gunpowder revolutionised war.

The invention of the streetcar made it possible for residents to commute from their homes to their city jobs.

But not until the invention of the airplane did the idea of photographing ruins become practical.

The law now grants patents to the first inventor who files for it, not the first to create an invention.

Engineering requires creative, original, synthesis and invention.

Every new medium introduced since the invention of the printing press has molded our minds in different ways.

Invention of the stirrup may rival that of the longbow and gunpowder.

His invention allowed him to stow his bed in his closet, transforming his one-room apartment from a bedroom into a parlor.

If you can't see my face clearly, you may want to use my invention to evaluate the status of your eyes.